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November 17,1999 TO: Hearings official FROM: Les Lyle, City Engineer SUBJECT: PAVING, CURBS, GUTTERS, SIDEWALKS, wASTE'~VATER, STORM'L~VATER, STREET LIGHTS, AND STREET TREES ON AVALON STREET FROM TERRY STREET TO 2,7~U FEET-WEST OF TERRY STREET ~ CONTRACT #95-17} JOB #3G6G} BACKGROUND This improvement prof ect was initiated as a result of a irrevocable petitions signed as a condition of development Sections 9.0333}and 9.0403}} that has occurred adjacent to Avalon Street. The City Engineer initiated the project, on April 30,1998, as provided for in the Eugene Code 7.1608} and the City Council formed the Local Improvement District SLID} on July 27,1998. The project has been completed, and final assessment costs have been calculated. The property owners were notified of the pending assessment hearing ten X10} days prior to the hearing as required by Municipal Code. CORRESPONDENCE City staff have been contacted by eight ~8}property ownerslinterestedporties. The majority of the property owners concerns were the cost of the improvements. ~n November 15,1999, the City received a fax see attached letter} from Nancy Sato, Associate Broker with Curtis Irving Realty representing Mrs. Christian Peterson, Tax Lot # 17-04-20-41-00700. Mrs. Peterson's concerns were the costs of the improvements were too high and that her property does not have direct access from Avalon Street. She also stated that she will only pay $4,500.00 of the $5,253.22 assessment. The estimate of the assessment at the time the LID was formed was $5,613.30 six percent higher than proposed final assessment} so staff does not support the reduced assessment she proposes. Mr. Art Picullel was the developer of Blair Commons on the south side of Avalon Street. ~n November 17,1999 he indicated to staff that while he is not legally obligated to pay anything for assessments to lots in Blair Commons he intends to pay the City $4,500 far each of the 12 lots in the development that are adjacent to Avalon Street. The proposed assessments for these lots range from $4,500.53 to $7,096.48 On November 17,1999 Mr. Picullel also stated that at the time he petitioned the City to improve Avalon Street he also submitted a design far a % street improvement. He also paid engineering fees for that design. Mr. Picullel asked for a credit in the proposed final assessments for Blair Commons to offset his expenses. The City reviewed the design and determined that the physical conditions had changed significantly and another design would better meet the needs of the community, so the